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underready

underready adjective: not fully ready; underprepared.

Adjective

underready (not comparable)

  1. (uncommon) Not fully ready; underprepared.

Origin of underready

From under- + ready.

Questions about underready

What does underready mean?
Underready means not fully ready; underprepared.
What part of speech is underready?
Underready is an adjective.

Words near underready in the dictionary

  1. underreader
  2. underreaders
  3. underreading
  4. underreadings
  5. underreads
  6. underready
  7. underrealized
  8. underrealm
  9. underrealms
  10. underreckon
  11. underreckoned

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